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This week as her special guest from the arts Ruth Copland is pleased to be interviewing Darren Korb, award-winning audio director, song-writer, and composer. Darren is audio director at independent…Read More

Santa Cruz > > Last fall, when Santa Cruz County started talking about how to manage marijuana grows, which eventually led to a short-lived ban on cultivation, local industry insider Christopher Carr…Read More

This week as her special guest from the arts Ruth Copland is pleased to be interviewing William Finnegan award-winning literary journalist and narrative non-fiction author. If you enjoy the interview…Read More

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A biomedical research pioneer, Dr. Joel D. Wallach spent more than 40 years in the field of Veterinary Medicine, observing and researching the effects of individual nutrients on animal health, before becoming a Naturopathic Physician in 1982. Today, Dr. Wallach is renowned for his groundbreaking research on the health benefits of selenium and other minerals. He currently dedicates his time to lecturing throughout the world on the therapeutic benefits of vitamins and minerals, and on lobbying the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on behalf of the dietary supplement industry.

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How will the price of fuel affect the price of food? Is it safe to eat genetically-engineered corn? Will we have to compete with the Chinese for food?

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Ruth Copland presents a two-hour show with an interview/talk format. In the first hour, we discuss all kinds of topics from all kinds of angles attempting to see if we have more in common than divides us, focusing on debate rather than one-sided conversations. We discuss topics with local relevance and global significance. In the second hour, we keep a balance between the left and right brain by featuring stimulating in-depth interviews with talented local, national, and international guests from all areas of the arts.

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Our shows feature positive solutions and life-loving, uplifting content... what people do for the love of it! We feature positive news, informative interviews with dynamic guests, life-affirming messages, inspirational music, satirical comedy, and the best of what our global community has to offer. We are talk radio in a variety show format.

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Money Moves is all about the one you love the most... your money! Topics include investing, saving, taxes, insurance and so much more. We'll answer your questions about your money and making it work for you.

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Brought to you by local surf writer Neil Pearlberg, and skate shop owner Terry Campion. The talk show focuses on everything surﬁng and skateboarding with special guests that you can call in to ask your question. There is local live music, a trivia contest, and up-to-date news of Santa Cruz surf and skate cultures.

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Airing on KSCO 1080 AM, Santa Cruz's news/talk radio and one of the last privately owned radio stations in the United States, We've Got Your Back will get the conversation going about the growing back pain epidemic in our country. Every week, Dr. Eric and Ben will discuss topics like how back pain occurs, treatment and prevention techniques, the growing concern for "sitting disease" and how it affects the back, the corporate ramifications of not having a wellness program that encourages employee physical activity, and much more.

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TThe Cannabis Connection provides stimulating conversation with professionals, activists, researchers and experts striving to demystify common misconceptions about Cannabis. “Our goal is to educate and open a dialogue surrounding the potential that this plant provides to treat ailments but also heal our society from a social and economic standpoint,” explains host Christopher Carr. “Through conversation and providing a place to answer questions, introduce new ideas and provide empirical evidence of the benefits this plant provides we hope to remedy the negative social stigma surrounding Cannabis.”

Times are changing and Cannabis prohibition is coming to an end. With legalization approaching it is obvious the time to talk Cannabis is now.

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I just read a publication from the California Coalition for Immigration Reform listing 15 reasons spelling out why Obamacare if implemented will destroy our beloved U.S. as we know it. I will share the information with you in this and the next Commentary. Please remember Obamacare will probably go away if Obama loses this election!

With a 5-4 decision to uphold Obamacare, America is now headed for a complete and total disaster as it is fully implemented. Obamacare is going to absolutely flood and shred the infrastructure of our medical system, send health insurance premiums soaring, dramatically expand the size and scope of government, fundamentally alter relationships between doctors and their patients, and is one of the largest tax increases in U.S. history. It is also going to add about $1 Trillion (with a T) to our national debt over the next decade.

Here is the beginning of the 15 reasons why Obamacare is a disaster:

#1. According the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal government has the power to force you to buy private goods and services. Now that this Bill has been opened, what else will we be forced to buy in the future?

#2. Obamacare is another step away from individual liberty, and another step towards a nanny state where the government dominates our lives from cradle to grave.

#3. The IRS is now going to be given the task of hunting down and penalizing millions of Americans that do not have any health insurance. The Obama administration has give the IRS an extra $500 million outside of the normal appropriations process to help them enforce the provisions of Obamacare.

#4. Obamacare imposes more than 20 new taxes on the American people (Google Americans for tax reform, for details).

#5. To control costs and promote efficiency, Obamacare limits the treatment options that doctors and patients can consider. This will result in a decrease in life expectancy in the United States.

Listeners: I will hopefully continue this Commentary next week with the next ten reasons why we must defeat Obamacare.

Our Country traditionally has always been almost overly generous. I will explain this through the following Commentary which is in my book. I wrote it in the fall of 2009, three years ago, and hopefully this idiocy has been changed realistically. It is called “This is an insult”. This is what our elected officials have done to you and me. A great thank you to all of us. I am almost ashamed to tell you this, but I will.

From an Emergency Room doctor – “I live and work in a border state overrun with illegals. They make more money having kids than we earn working fulltime.

Today I had a 25-year-old with eight kids. That is right – eight, all illegal anchor babies, and she, the mother, had the nicest nails, cellphone, handbag, clothing, etc. She makes about $1500 monthly for each child. Do the math.

I used to say we are the dumbest nation on earth. Now I must say, and sadly admit, you are the dumbest people on earth, and that includes me, for we elected the idiot idea, foolishly, and have passed the Bills that allow this. Sorry, we need a Revolution! Vote them all out of office.”

Remember, in November, we have a golden opportunity to clean out the entire House and one-third of the Senate. This is an insult, and a kick in the butt to all of us. Check it out, and if this idiocy still exists, get mad, and pass it on to everyone you know.

Let’s continue a little longer with the nostalgia. This is called “What Paul Harvey once wrote – ” We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I would like better. I would really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes, homemade ice cream, and leftover meatloaf sandwiches. I really would. I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated. I hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are 16. It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bathroom with your younger brother or sister. It is alright if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when she or he wants to crawl under the covers with you because she or he is scared, I hope you let him or her. I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt, and read books. When you learn to use computers, I hope you will also learn to add and subtract in your head. I hope that when you talk back to your mother you learn what Ivory soap tastes like. May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove, and stick your tongue on a frozen flag pole. I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma and Grandpa, and go fishing with your Uncle. May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays. I hope your mother punishes you if you throw a baseball through your neighbor’s window and that she hugs and kisses you at Hanukkah or Christmastime when you give her a plaster mold of our hand. These things I wish for you – tough times, disappointment, hard work, and happiness. To me, it is the only way to appreciate life.

My friend Marcia sent this to me, and it was written by Anonymous. I do not know what to make of it because the writer talently is able to touch deeply into the emotions which are so easily stimulated – the kind of emotions we all can understand and feel now and then.

This is too good to discard, so why shouldn’t you explore it for yourself and see what you think?

It is called “Just in case I’m gone tomorrow”. Here it is –

One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes it is not "anymore". No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just a minute".

Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, or say "I love you." So while we have it, it is best we love it, care for it, fix it when it is broken, and heal it when it is sick.

This is true for marriage, old cars, children with bad report cards, dogs with bad hips, aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it. A best friend who moved away – or a sister-in-law after divorce – these make us happy, no matter what.

Life is important, like people we know who are special. And so, we keep them close! Suppose one morning you never wake up, do all your friends know you love them?! The important thing is to let every one of your friends know you love them, even if you think they do not love you back.

And, just in case I am gone tomorrow, please do not vote for that foolish incompetent Barack Hussein Obama!